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Training & Savings Program for Vermont's Next Farmers Seeks Youth Participants May 15 Deadline Share April 30, 2015 Know of a young person, age 14-21, who is ready to prepare for a future in agriculture? The UVM Center for Sustainable Ag…
Hands-On Course to Teach about Ecological Restoration The Center's Juan Alvez to Teach Class Fall 2015 Share April 29, 2015 Juan Alvez Ph.D., the UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture's Pasture Program Technical Coordinator, i…
Global Food, Local Food Book Launch Event Campus Community is Welcomed to Meet Farmers & Learn about the New Local Share April 3, 2015 Come meet two New American farmers, and learn about the culturally important crops that they’ve brough…
Consider Bardwell & Wayward Goose Named Vermont Sustainable Agriculture Farms of 2013 by Vermont Sustainable Ag. Council Share April 3, 2015 The Vermont Sustainable Agriculture Council has announced their selection of Consider Bardwell a…
Guide to Log-Grown Shiitake Mushroom Cultivation Now Available on Center's Website Share April 3, 2015 UVM Extension’s Center for Sustainable Agriculture, Cornell Extension and a team of farm advisors have published a guide for growers w…
First Class of Youth Agricultural IDA Program Graduates to Produce New Vermont Farmers Vermont's Program is Only Agricultural IDA Program for Youth in the US Share April 3, 2015 On August 15, 2014, a group of 40 people gathered to celebr…
UVM Extension Publishes Guide to Help Vermont Landowners Find the Right Farm Rental Rate Share April 3, 2015 For many beginning farmers, leasing can be an affordable way to gain access to productive farmland and associated infrastructure…
UVM Center for Sustainable Ag. Announces Partnership to Expand Vermont Pasture-Raised Pork Production Share April 3, 2015 The University of Vermont and Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont are pleased to announce they have be…
UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture's Work Addressing Soil Compaction Earns Conservation Innovation Grant Award Share April 3, 2015 The UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture was honored to be among the 2014 recipients of th…
show the image caption close caption Describing Current Climate Challenges on the Farm Resources for Vermont Farmers Adapting to Climate Change Share April 3, 2015 The UVM Extension Center for Sustainable Agriculture’s Farming & Climate …
UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture among Seven Vermont Organizations Named to James Beard Foundation & Food Tank’s First Annual “Good Food Org Guide” Share April 3, 2015 (originally published November 2014) The UVM Extension Center f…
Writing a Practical Produce Safety Plan: February 2015 Workshops Share April 3, 2015 (Originally published January 2015) UVM Extension’s Center for Sustainable Agriculture, with support from the USDA’s Specialty Crop Block Grant and Risk…
Training & Savings Program for Vermont's Next Generation of Farmers Seeks Youth Participants Share April 3, 2015 Know of a young person, age 14-21, who is ready to prepare for a future in agriculture? The UVM Center for Sustainable Agric…
Global Food, Local Food New Publication Introduces African and Asian Crops and their Uses for Northeastern Farmers, Gardeners, Cooks and Eaters Share April 3, 2015 The UVM Center for Sustainable Agriculture's New American Farmer program …
New Agroforestry Publication from the Center's Juan Alvez in Collaboration with Researchers in Brazil Share July 1, 2020 At the Center for Sustainable Agriculture, one of the threads that runs through our learning and our projects is a d…
show the image caption close caption "Two Medicine Women": Antique traditional healing bowl from Democratic Republic of Congo; Hand-carved wood. (Clemmons family private collection). Seeking a Just Vermont Food System in July 2020 Share …
Join Kimberly Hagen & Researchers from the Gund Institute to Learn about Solar in Vermont's Working Landscape Share August 31, 2020 Grazing Specialist Kimberly Hagen will join researchers from UVM's Gund Institute as well as colleagues f…
Exploring Resiliency through Learning & Relationships Share September 23, 2020 Though disruption and distance may be the enduring themes of these times, our work at the Center for Sustainable Agriculture continues. We are physically sepa…
show the image caption close caption Maia Nichi Springfield, Vermont Dairy Grazing Apprentice, with one of the cows at Cobb Hill Farm. Picture courtesy Maia Nichi Springfield. Meet Maia, Dairy Grazing Apprentice Share December 1, 2020 In…
show the image caption close caption Vermont Grazing & Livestock Conference January 2021 Share January 15, 2021 The conference is underway and we'd love to have you stop by (and access materials until July 2021). Even in these challengin…